Terry McAuliffe

Jill McCabe, the wife of fired FBI official Andrew McCabe, claimed in a Monday Washington Post column that the $467,500 she received from Terry McAuliffe’s PAC was “on par with what other candidates in competitive races” received. But Virginia campaign finance records show she was one of the biggest recipients of campaign cash from the longtime Clinton family ally.

The response to President Donald Trump’s first formal State of the Union address on Tuesday was divided heavily along party lines, with liberal activists, Democratic politicians, and left-leaning organizations describing the speech as “divisive,” an exercise in “showmanship,” and blatant “propaganda.”

CNN informs me there are “at least” 22 Democrats thinking of running for president in 2020. So who among them had the best 2017? Below is my list, in descending order, of the strongest members of the emerging 2020 Democratic field, along with some thoughts on their political fortunes. Spoiler alert: It’s not a pretty sight.

A group of 32 Chinese citizens has sued Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D.) and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s brother, Anthony Rodham, over a venture aimed at manufacturing electric cars in the United States.